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“Four Kicks” by Kings of Leon
From the album Aha Shake Heartbreak (2004)
“Four Kicks” by Kings of Leon appears on 9 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2005 and 2014. It was first released in 2004 on the album Aha Shake Heartbreak. Its best result is #78 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #591 alternative song of 2005 and #2,424 alternative song of all time.
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"Four Kicks" was the second single from Kings of Leon's second album, Aha Shake Heartbreak, a scrappy barroom burst of Southern rock written by all four Followills: Caleb, Jared, Matthew and Nathan. Ethan Johns and Angelo Petraglia produced, with Jacquire King recording, and they let it rattle: wiry guitars, a stampeding beat and Caleb slurring like he's already been thrown out once tonight.
The video turns a lobby into a brawl the moment the band starts playing, bathed in red, with the whole crowd frozen midair whenever Caleb sings. Their cousin Christopher "Nacho" Followill, one of their guitar techs, turns up in it too. The single reached 24 in the UK and 32 in Ireland.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
| 2005 | 337 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1129 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1348 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1192 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1134 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 885 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 769 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 713 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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